Improvement in hand seed-planter



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Letters Patent No. 92,632, datelljluly I13,l 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN HAND SIE!IE!IIJ-PLANTIEK.

The Schedule referred-to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

lines indicating the position ofthe -hinged .lip of the` drill and that of the seed-rod, when the seed is deposited'in the ground; and

Figure 3, a perspective view of the seed-rod or slide.

The nature of my invention consists in improvements in the construction of seed-planters, and novel devicesfor'operating the same, as more fully described hereinafter.

To enable those skilled in the-.art to make and use my invention, I willproceed to describe its construction and operation.

A represents the combined seed-boxes A1 and A2, the inner side of which is formed by the iiat portion of stati A. rlhe upper box Aris made about twice the size of the lower one, and large enough to hold about one quart of corn. lhe bottoms of the two boxes are inclined Atoward the inner side, as clearly shown'in iig. 2 of the drawings.

They are provided with diagonal partitions'a.l and a2, open at their lower ends, which'serve'to hold the main portion of the seed'in the upper part of the respective boxes, allowing only enough to' slide down the inclined bottoms at a time, to load the cups of the seed-rod.

By this arrangement, the movements of the seedrod Dare left unobstructed, and seed cannot enter the funnels a and a4, unless it is carried up to-them in the cups of the seedrod.

The upper box, which is. arranged for corn, is provided with a hinged scraper, La, whichslides over the bevelled end of the seed-rod, and scrapes off any corn that may have heaped on it.

A represents the staff, which is about four feet long, and is,vat its upper end, provided with ahandle, a5. Where the seed-boxes are fastened to it, it is made at, and forms theA inner side of such boxes, as above stated.

The sloping holes a and a, in this part of the staff', serve as conductors, or funnels, through which the seed is-conducted to the spout B.

' This flat portion of the staff has a long slot on one side, in which the connecting piece c' works up and down.

B represents the semicircular spout, through which the seed is conducted into the drill G. It is fastened to the dat portion of the staii, enclosing the tunnels c3. .and ad.

Girep esents the fiat drill. It consists of two parts or lips, l and G2. O1 is a dat, straight piece of iron or other metal, fastened to the staff directly 'under the spout, and hasat its 'upper end two lugs, c c, one 'on each' edge, -on which the lip C2 is hinged. The lower end of this latter lip is straight, and lies ilat against Cl, but its upper part is bulged, so as to form a continuation of -the spout. The lower fiat end of the lip vC2 is held to the hp O1 by an elastic band or spring, c'.

' 'D represents the seed-rod or slide, of the form clearly shown in fig. 3 of the drawings.l It slides up and down on the inner side of the seed-boxes, through openings in their respective bottoms, in which openings it is nicely fitted.

Itv has two open cups, or that side of it which presents the open sides of lthese cups, lies on that side of the .boxes that has the funnels.

E represents the plunger, which is about three feet long, and has at its upper end a handle, e. It is connected with the seed-rod by the connecting piece e. By this plunger two functions are performed: the seed-rod is movedgup and down by it, and the lips of the drill are opened .by forcing its lower end between them to drop the seed.

The operation is asvfollows:

The operator' takes hold by the handle of the stai with one hand, and pushes the plunger down with the other, until the seed-rod'is in the position indicated by the red lines in fig. 2, when some of the seed will fall into and fill the cup or cups of the seed-rod.

The plunger is then drawn up'until the open sides of the cups holding 'the' seed areopposite the funnel in the flat portion of the staff, through which it falls into the spout and open end of the drill. rllhe drill is then pushed into the ground a sufficient depth, when the lips are opened, to drop ,theseed, by forcing the plunger down between them. At the same time the 'seed-rod, being fastened to the plunger, is pushed down, and one or both of its lc ups loaded with seed. The plunger is again. drawn up,the hps of. the drill closed by the action of the elastic band or spring, and another oupful of seeddischarged intothe spout and open end ofthe drill, ready to be deposited in the next hill.

The apparatus, as shown and described, is arranged to plant corn from the upper box, and pumpkin-seed from the lower; slight alterations itcan be arranged to -plant potatoes, beans, sorghum, or anyseed which may be planted in hills.

It is apparent that bythe arrangement of double seed-boxes and a double-chambered seed-rod or slide,

two kinds of seed may be planted atthe. same time and in the same hills.

I contemplate connecting planters of the above-described construction tothe necessary machinery, and work them by horse or other power.

chambers, d and'd, and v but it will'readily be seen, that by Somerof the advantages of ythis seed-planter over others consist in. its cheapness of construction, that it Wiil plant in stony ground, where itis almost impossible to use a hoe; and that it never fails to drop the seed.

4. The arrangement ofthe partitions a* and a", with reference to the inclined bottoms of the sced-boxes and the double-ohambered slide D, substantially as shown and described.

5. The arrangement of thc scraper a, with reference to thedouble-chambered slide D, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

6. The combination and arrangement of the seedboxes4 A1 and A2, donble-chambered slide D, and spout B, substantially asand for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specication, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

' ALBERT MORE.

Witnesses:

' B. I. Mons,

I. C. P oRN. 

